Buoyed by his visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat, Chinese President Xi Jinping in a reciprocal gesture invited him to his hometown Xi'an, where the famous Buddhist monk Hiuen Tsang spent his last years after his return from India some 2,000 years ago.
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China has increased its antics in Taiwan Strait post the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-governed island.
China on Wednesday reported cases of an Omicron subvariant surfacing in Beijing and Shaanxi province as the Chinese capital announced new measures, making it mandatory to show proof of vaccination for people entering public places.
According to the Ministry of National Defence, the planes included six J-11 fighter jets, six J-16 fighter jets, two Xi'an H-6 bombers, two KJ-500 airborne early warning and control aircraft, one Shaanxi Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane, and one Shaanxi Y-8 electronic warfare aircraft, reported Taiwan News.
People in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents were ordered Sunday to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics.
People in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents were ordered Sunday to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics.
World No. 1 Bajrang Punia won his second gold medal in two weeks after defeating Viktor Rassadin in the final of the men's 65kg freestyle in the Ali Aliyev wrestling tournament in Kaspiisk, Russia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Shanghai on Friday for the third and final leg of his three-day China visit that also took him to Xi'an and Beijing.
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India's overall tally of 16 medals included eight -- one gold, three silver and four bronze -- won by men's freestyle wrestlers, four bronze by women and three silver and one bronze by Greco-Roman wrestlers.
On the penultimate day of the competition, India finished with just two silver in the Greco-Roman wrestling event even as Prem missed out on a bronze medal finish.
Monorail is an advanced transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its support and guide way.
The explosion, which was caused by a liquefied petroleum gas leak shattered windows in nearby buildings, blew away a bus stop sign and destroyed several cars parked in the neighbourhood, according to a fireman at the scene, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
In a bid to end India's dominance in the outsourcing industry, China has announced that it will not levy operating taxes on offshore service outsourcing business in 21 of its key cities till 2013 to promote growth of the industry.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday left for home after wrapping up his six-day tour that took him to China, Mongolia and South Korea.
Menu included selection of traditional appetizers, double boiled bean curd soup, stewed porcini, pancake with vegetable.
President Xi Jinping on Thursday offered traditional Chinese delicacies like beancurd with mushroom and water chestnut in bean sauce during the fully-vegetarian banquet he hosted in the honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Xi'an.
A controversy was kicked up on Thursday with China's state-owned television CCTV showing India's map without Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh while reporting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday visited the Xi'an City Wall which is the oldest and the largest surviving wall of its kind in China and was given a traditional Tang dynasty welcome at the historic site.
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World No 1 Bajrang has recently stamped his authority at the Asian Championship in Xi'an, China by clinching a gold medal in the men's 65kg freestyle event.
At least 11 people were killed and 86 others injured today after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted two counties in China's northwestern Gansu Province, local authorities said.
At least 47 people were killed and 300 others injured on Monday after a 6.6-magnitude strong earthquake ripped through China's northwestern Gansu Province, local authorities said.
Shanghai hopes to cement its burgeoning reputation as a global tourist hotspot by allowing visitors to spend three days in the city without a visa from January 1, state-run China Daily reported.
China is planning a 'New Silk Road' at a cost of $660 million that will run through Central Asia and continue into Europe, crossing the Pamir Plateau, to facilitate improved transport and trade.
Hitherto unknown on the flourishing Chinese industrial scene, labour strikes suddenly appear to be on the rise with 900 workers in Japan's equipment maker Brother striking work to demand higher wages, close on the heels of trouble in Foxconn and Honda.
Seventeen-year-old archer Vardhineni Praneetha of Steel Plants made the cut for the Beijing Olympics, topping the selection trials. Pranitha proved equal to the challenge posed by veterans Dola Banerjee and Reena Kumari in the four-day trials. Dola will represent the country for the second time in the Olympics. She and Praneetha will join L Bombayla Devi in the women's recurve team event at the quadrennial extravaganza.
Out-of-form archer Chekrovolu Swuro has been replaced by Reena Kumari in the four-member squad for the Beijing Olympics.
China-based Xi'an Service Outsourcing Development Association signed an MoU with Starting Point Competence Training Pvt Ltd and Snam Abrasive to enhance the level of certification and training required for the BPO industry. India has gained worldwide recognition in the past few years as a hub of outsourcing activity, with hundreds of English-speaking students graduating from colleges and universities every year.
With a dimension of 16.67 metres by 4.2 metres by 1.0 metres and a weight of 3,500 kg per wing, the wing box is the largest Airbus aircraft component ever produced by a Chinese aviation company.
A high-level Nigerian government delegation was present at the launching ceremony, which was telecast live in Nigeria.
China has granted the "national software export base" status to its five more cities, entitling them to special treatment and financial support from the government, as part of its efforts to compete with India.
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